Ocular biometry in preterm infants: Implications for estimation of retinal illuminance

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 453-457

  Mactier, Helen ^a,b   Maroo, Sanjay ^a   Bradnam, Michael ^a,c   Hamilton, Ruth ^a,c  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b Princess Royal Maternity ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; OPTICALLY STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE; OPTOMETRY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL; RETINA; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL STIMULATION; BIOMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; EYE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIGHT; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; VISUAL SYSTEM FUNCTION; VITREOUS BODY;

RETINAL;

BIOMETRY; EYE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LIGHT; OCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; PREMATURE BIRTH; PUPIL; RETINALDEHYDE; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 39549090938     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: 15525783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.07-0540     Document Type: Article

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